The media is tasked with getting info out to the public, right? The public should expect that info to be accurate, clearly presented and as complete as is humanly possible. In other words we don’t want lies, slants, tweaks to make it sound better, and we don’t want the media to ignore news because the media ‘thinks’ we don’t want to hear it.
The media does not get to ‘shield’ us from the truth as if it were our guardian trying to protect us. Give us the news, all of the news.
So, why is main stream media ignoring Ron Paul?
The media is covering GOP candidates that are ranked lower than him in polls. Polls that clearly identify choices the public has made.
When the media can pick and choose to cover only the candidates it chooses to then ‘fair and balanced’ along with ethics is taking a back seat to what CorporAmerica wants.
American media today is bought and paid for by CorporAmerica. They show this to be true the coverage they give and the coverage they don’t give.
The Journalist’s Creed is a code of ethics written around 1906 by Walter Williams shortly after founding the Missouri School of Journalism.
One of the statements made in that creed is “I believe that suppression of the news, for any consideration other than the welfare of society, is indefensible.”
Has this creed been tossed onto yesterday’s trash pile? It would seem so.
Have professional journalist thrown their ethics out the window for a paycheck? It would seem so.
The very large vacuum that has been left today’s ‘professional journalists’ is being filled by everyday citizens who want to get what they feel is missing in journalism today. The full and accurate news can be found only by citizen news reporters.
We have to educate ourselves in order to make informed decisions about our world. Relying only on the slanted and clearly biased news as presented by CorporAmerica will only serve them.
Reawaken the natural curiosity that separates humans from sheep and lemmings. We are not bred to be followers. We are not on this planet to be good little consumers of the watered down and biased version of the ‘truth’ tailored to match the views of CorporAmerica.
We can think for ourselves. We can make our own decisions. But we need a more complete picture than what main stream media is giving us.
Seek the real truth by following multiple sources. Don’t stake your future on only one source simply because it is convenient and less time consuming. The truth as it affects our future is worth much more than being thrifty with our time.
Be better informed in order to make better decisions for the sake of our nation’s future.
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